YHWH
YHWH is the God of the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible). In some forms of Gnosticism, YHWH is often considered to have been the Demiurge, not the Monad, or sometimes different passages are interpreted as referring to each.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 1907
- Historical notes
- God of the Old Testament.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- angel of God, angel of YHWH, Jesus, Demiurge, Sophia, Monad
- manifests as
- Angel of the Lord
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“In these forms of Gnosticism, the God of the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible), YHWH, is often considered to have been the Demiurge, not the Monad, or sometimes different passages are interpreted as referring to each.”
#25543 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Appearances of the "angel of the Lord" may leave the reader with the question of whether an angel or YHWH had appeared. Apart from the view that "the angel of the Lord is just that—an angel", there are a variety of interpretations, e.g. that the angel is an earthly manifestation of the God of Israel or of Jesus Christ.”
#25736 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Thus says yhwh, the God of Israel: Each of you put sword on thigh, go back and forth from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay sibling, neighbor, and kin.”
#25969 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5